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Operation Instruction 

7.1 

Weighing 

 The balance is switched on by pressing the "

ON/OFF/TARE

key. 

 The balance display shows 

"0.00“.

 

 Hang on the weighing object carefully. 

 If the weighing object is heavier than the weighing range the 

display indicates "

E“

 (=Overload). Be sure to prevent over-

loading (chap. 2.2 “Inappropriate use”). 

 The balance is switched off by pressing the "

ON/OFF/TARE“

 

key once. 

 

7.2 

Weighing units switch-over 

Using the “

UNIT

” key you can switch over the display between 

N

lb

 and 

kg

. The 

X

 marks the active setting. 

7.3 Taring 

 Switch the balance on with "

 ON/OFF/TARE "

 key and wait 

for "0“ to appear in the display. Hang on the tare load care-
fully and press the "

 ON/OFF/TARE

 " key again. 

 

 The balance display becomes "

0.00“.

 The weight of the tare 

load has however been memorised internally. The item to be 
weighed can now be placed carefully in the tare container 
and the weight can be read off.  

 

7.4

 

HOLD-key / animal weighing / peak value weighing

 

The HOLD-key may be used to activate various functions.  
To select and activate these functions, please follow the se-
quence of operations below: 

ƒ

 

Switch on the balance and keep pressing the 

HOLD-

key 

until "H x" appears on the display. 
The currently activated function is shown above “H1-H6” 
and by a triangle on the display. 
 

ƒ

 

To select one of the functions, please press the 

ON/OFF/TARE

 -key. The setting is stored by briefly press-

ing the 

HOLD

-key. 

 
7.4.1 Functions 

 

HOLD function: 
The HOLD function 

allows

 the fixed display of weighing values 

for longer periods of time.  
Depending on the operating range the ON/OFF switch, criteria 
may be selected from 4 options  (H1-H4). 

 

Selecting the setting “H1” freezes the weighing values for 
5 seconds after the HOLD-key was operated. 

 

Selecting  “H2” freezes the weighing values from operating 
the HOLD-key until  another key is pressed. 

 

Selecting  “H3” freezes the weighing values automatically 
for 5 seconds. 

 

Selecting  “H4” freezes the weighing values automatically 
until a key is pressed. 

 
HOLD function is set in the following way: 

 

Switch on the balance by pressing 

ON/OFF/TARE 

key. 

 

Press and hold the 

HOLD

 key until the display shows the 

required setting (check above „H1–H4”) 

 

Save the setting by brief pressing the 

HOLD 

key 

Animal weighing function: 

This function is suitable for unsteady weighing procedures.  A 
mean value is derived from 16 weighing values. 

  

 
The animal weighing function is set in the following way: 
 

 

Switch on the balance by pressing the 

ON/OFF/TARE 

key. 

 

Press and hold the 

HOLD 

key until „H x” is shown on the 

display. 

 Press 

the 

ON/OFF/TARE

 key repeatedly until „H5” is 

shown on the dispay. 

 

Save the setiing by briefly pressing the 

HOLD 

key. 

 

Once again press 

HOLD 

key. 

 

On the left site, on top of the display, a triangle will start to 
blink.  

 

Hang on the weighing object. 

  During the triangle blinking, the weighing values are 

loaded. 

 

Then an average weight value is shown consisting of the 
loaded values. 

 

Peak value function: 
This function displays the maximum load value (peak value) of 
a weighing process.

  

Measuring frequency: 200ms 

Attention:

 

Under no circumstances may the peak value exceed the 
stated maximum load of the balance (risk of fracture!!). 

 
How to set the peak value. 

 

Switch on the balance by pressing the 

ON/OFF/TARE 

key. 

 

Press and hold the 

HOLD 

key until „H x” is shown on the 

display. 

 Press 

the 

ON/OFF/TARE

 repeatedly until „H6” setting is 

shown on the display. 

 

Save the setting by briefly pressing the 

HOLD

 key. 

 

Hang on the weighing object. 

 

The operation of the peak value function is shown by the 
triangle on top left side of the display. 

The negative value (

-

) is shown right after unloading the bal-

ance. 
 

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